Friday, 11 August 2017

Remnants of the deadly Boko Haram members have been killed after men of
the Nigerian Air Force attacked their base in Sambisa Forest.In furtherance of operations to completely defeat the
Boko Haram Terrorists (BHT) Organization, on 7 August 2017, the
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Component of Operation LAFIYA DOLE conducted an
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) mission over
Parisu, in the Sambisa general area.

During the ISR mission, a large group of Boko Haram Terrorists (BHTs)
was seen converging under a tree close to a prominent zinc-roofed
structure. Part of the structure was concealed by the foliage of a tree,
making it a seemingly unobtrusive gathering point for the terrorists.

A confirmatory ISR mission indicated that the structure was indeed a BHT hideout, housing a large number of terrorists.

Accordingly, on 8 August 2017, the Air Component detailed fighter
aircraft to strike the target in succession. Following the first and
second strikes, the building was completely destroyed and the location
was strafed during the third attack.

The fourth attack was re-directed to a close by building, where BHT
activity was also noticed. Subsequent Battle Damage Assessment revealed
that the BHT hideout was completely reduced to rubble and several BHTs
were killed while a few of them were seen evacuating the casualties.